Personal Info
Birth date
1948-09-19 (76 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Cowes, Isle of Wight, England, UK
Also known as
เจเรมี ไอเอินส์
제러미 아이언스
Джеремі Джон Айронс
Jeremy John Irons
جرمی آیرونز
Jeremy Irons
Biography
Jeremy John Irons (born 19 September 1948) is an English actor and activist. After receiving classical training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Irons began his acting career on stage in 1969 and has appeared in many West End theatre productions, including the Shakespeare plays The Winter's Tale, Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing, The Taming of the Shrew and Richard II. In 1984, he made his Broadway debut in Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing, receiving the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. Irons's break-out role came in the ITV series Brideshead Revisited (1981) and is frequently ranked among the greatest British television dramas as well as greatest literary adaptations. It would earn him a Golden Globe Award nomination. His first major film role came in the romantic drama The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981), for which he received a BAFTA nomination for Best Actor. After starring in dramas, such as Moonlighting (1982), Betrayal (1983), and The Mission (1986), he was praised for portraying twin gynaecologists in David Cronenberg's psychological thriller Dead Ringers (1988). Irons has won multiple awards, including the Academy Award for Best Actor, for his portrayal of the accused attempted murderer Claus von Bülow in Reversal of Fortune (1990). Irons had roles in Steven Soderbergh's mystery thriller Kafka (1991), the period drama The House of the Spirits (1993), the romantic drama M. Butterfly (1993), voiced Scar in Disney's The Lion King (1994), played Simon Gruber in the action film Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), Humbert Humbert in Lolita (1997) and Aramis in The Man in the Iron Mask (1998). He starred in the action adventure Dungeons & Dragons (2000), played Antonio in The Merchant of Venice (2004), appeared in Being Julia (2004), the historical drama Kingdom of Heaven (2005), the fantasy-adventure Eragon (2006), the Western Appaloosa (2008), and the indie drama Margin Call (2011). In 2016, he appeared in Assassin's Creed and portrayed Alfred Pennyworth in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Justice League (2017), and Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021). On television, Irons appeared in the historical miniseries Elizabeth I, receiving a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor. From 2011 to 2013, he starred as Pope Alexander VI in the Showtime historical series The Borgias. In 2019, he appeared as Adrian Veidt / Ozymandias in HBO's Watchmen. He is one of the few actors who have achieved the "Triple Crown of Acting" in the US, winning an Oscar for film, an Emmy for television and a Tony Award for theatre. In October 2011, he was nominated the Goodwill Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Filmography
Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.3
Overview:
Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as host of NBC’s "Late Night" — home to A-list celebrity guests, memorable comedy and the best in musical talent. As the Emmy Award-winning head writer for "SNL," Meyers has established a reputation for sharp wit and perfectly timed comedy, and has gained fame for his spot-on jokes and satire. Meyers takes his departure from "SNL" to his new post at "Late Night," as Jimmy Fallon moves to "The Tonight Show".The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
6.792
Overview:
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson is an American late-night talk show hosted by Scottish American comedian Craig Ferguson, who is the third regular host of the Late Late Show franchise. It follows Late Show with David Letterman in the CBS late-night lineup, airing weekdays in the US at 12:37 a.m. It is taped in front of a live studio audience from Monday to Friday at CBS Television City in Los Angeles, California, directly above the Bob Barker Studio. It is produced by David Letterman's production company Worldwide Pants Incorporated and CBS Television Studios. Since becoming host on January 3, 2005, after Craig Kilborn and Tom Snyder, Ferguson has achieved the highest ratings since the show's inception in 1995. While the majority of the episodes focus on comedy, Ferguson has also addressed difficult subject matter, such as the deaths of his parents, and undertaken serious interviews, such as one with Desmond Tutu, which earned the show a 2009 Peabody Award.The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.4
Overview:
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
7.9
Overview:
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.The Simpsons
8
Overview:
Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.Nature
8.1
Overview:
Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy Antarctica. The show's primary focus is on animals and ecosystems around the world. A comic book based on the show, meant to be used an as educational tool for kids, was briefly distributed to museums and schools at no cost in the mid-2000s.The View
4.5
Overview:
ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro discussing the most exciting events of the day. Hot topics in the news, the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews and general entertainment are all part of The View.Great Performances
5.3
Overview:
The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.Late Night with Conan O'Brien
7.2
Overview:
Stepping into the late-late slot vacated by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien stars in a show that far outdoes its competition in sheer strangeness. Along with the celebrity interviews and musical numbers typical of late-night talk shows, this program make frequent use of odd walk-on characters and frequent "visits" from celebrity guests.Saturday Night Live
7
Overview:
A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.Who Do You Think You Are?
6.7
Overview:
A British genealogy documentary series in which celebrities trace their ancestry, discovering secrets and surprises from their past.The One Show
4.538
Overview:
A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.BBC Play of the Month
5
Overview:
Play of the Month is a BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays which were usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured a different work, often using prominent British stage actors in the leading roles. The series was transmitted from October 1965 to September 1983; the producer most associated with the Play of the Month was Cedric Messina. Some of the 121 episodes are missing from the archives, having been junked in the 1960s and 1970s. Unless stated otherwise, the indication that the play is "lost" is taken from the lostshows.com website page as of 25 May 2013.Wetten, dass..?
5.3
Overview:
A long-running German-language entertainment television show based on the format of the British show You Bet! and the American show Wanna Bet?.The Morning Show
7.769
Overview:
A behind-the-scenes look at the lives of the people who help America wake up in the morning, exploring the unique challenges faced by the men and women who carry out this daily televised ritual.Tony Awards
5.1
Overview:
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway productions and performances, and an award is given for regional theatre.The Oscars
7
Overview:
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.HBO First Look
4.9
Overview:
HBO First Look is an American television show on HBO that chronicles up and coming movies. It first started in 1992 with a documentary on A League of Their Own starring Tom Hanks, and still airs today. The series shows behind-the-scenes looks at the filming and interviews with the actors. The show is part documentary and part advertisement. It airs on HBO with no set schedule.StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
6.7
Overview:
Host Neil deGrasse Tyson brings together celebrities, scientists and comedians to explore a variety of cosmic topics and collide pop culture with science in a way that late-night television has never seen before. Weekly topics range from popular science fiction, space travel, extraterrestrial life, the Big Bang, to the future of Earth and the environment. Tyson is an astrophysicist with a gifted ability to connect with everyone, inspiring us all to to "keep looking up."Watchmen
7.658
Overview:
Set in an alternate history where “superheroes” are treated as outlaws, “Watchmen” embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel while attempting to break new ground of its own.The Borgias
7.543
Overview:
Set in 15th century Italy at the height of the Renaissance, The Borgias chronicles the corrupt rise of patriarch Rodrigo Borgia to the papacy, where he proceeds to commit every sin in the book to amass and retain power, influence and enormous wealth for himself and his family.The Colour of Magic
6.728
Overview:
As Rincewind involuntarily becomes a guide to the naive tourist Twoflower, they find themselves forced to flee the city of Ankh-Morpork to escape a terrible fire, and begin on a journey across the Disc. Unknown to them, their journey and fate is being decided by the Gods playing a board game the whole time.The Count of Monte Cristo
7.864
Overview:
Edmond Dantes, a sailor falsely accused of treason, is imprisoned in the Château d'If off Marseille. After escaping, and adopting the identity of the Count of Monte Cristo, he plans revenge against those who wrongly accused him.The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
7.3
Overview:
Adaptations of mystery stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's contemporary rivals in the genre.The Beekeeper
7.302
Overview:
One man's campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as Beekeepers.The Civil War
7.966
Overview:
A documentary on the American Civil War narrated by Ken Burns, covering the secession of the Confederacy to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.The Flash
6.65
Overview:
When his attempt to save his family inadvertently alters the future, Barry Allen becomes trapped in a reality in which General Zod has returned and there are no Super Heroes to turn to. In order to save the world that he is in and return to the future that he knows, Barry's only hope is to race for his life. But will making the ultimate sacrifice be enough to reset the universe?Acting
TBAWater People: The Story of Us as The Ocean (voice)
TBAThe Crystal Planet as Governor Mordokan (voice)
TBAPalestine 36 as Unknown
TBAEncore as Nigel
TBAThe Well of Saint Nobody as William
TBAA Magnificent Death from a Shattered Hand as Unknown
2025The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl as Self
2025The Count of Monte Cristo (8 Episodes) as Abbé Faria
2024Alec Guinness: A Class Act as self
2024Wild Transylvania – Dracula's Hidden Kingdom as Narrator
2024Quintessentially Irish as Self
2024The Immortals: The Wonder of the Museo Egizio as Unknown
2024The Beekeeper as Wallace Westwyld
2023Codice Carla as Self
2023Once Upon a Studio as Scar (voice)
2023The Cello as Francesco
2023Making The Flash: Worlds Collide as Self - 'Alfred'
2023The Flash as Alfred Pennyworth
2023Seeing Through the Mists of Oblivion as Traveller (archived audio)
2023Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled (3 Episodes) as Self
2023Tom Hanks: The Nomad as Self (archive footage)
2022Prisoners of Our Own History: The First Four Films of Roland Joffé as Self (archive footage)
2022Franco Zeffirelli: Rebel Conformist as Self
2022Birds Like Us as Mi (voice)
2022The Pentaverate (6 Episodes) as Jeremy Irons
2022Eternal Enemies: Revealed as Narrator (voice)
2022Eye of the Leopard: Revealed as Narrator (voice)
2022Ultimate Enemies: Revealed as Narrator (voice)
2022Relentless Enemies: Revealed as Narrator (voice)
2022Living With Big Cats: Revealed as Narrator
2022The Way of the Cheetah as Narrator (voice)
2021Munich – The Edge of War as Neville Chamberlain
2021House of Gucci as Rodolfo Gucci
2021Napoleon: In the Name of Art as Unknown
2021Marina Cicogna - La vita e tutto il resto as Himself
2021Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood as Self
2021Architects of Ancient Arabia as Narrator
2021Zack Snyder's Justice League as Alfred
2020Love, Weddings & Other Disasters as Lawrence Philips
2020Jade Eyed Leopard as Narrator (voice)
2019The Morning Show (10 Episodes) as Martin Levy
2019Watchmen (9 Episodes) as Adrian Veidt / Ozymandias
2019The Prado Museum: A Collection of Wonders as Self - Host / Narrator (voice)
2018An Actor Prepares as Atticus
2018Better Start Running as Garrison
2018Red Sparrow as Vladimir Korchnoi
2017Broadway: The Next Generation as Self
2017Justice League as Alfred Pennyworth
2017Their Finest as Secretary of War
2016Assassin's Creed as Alan Rikkin
2016The Sultan and the Saint as Narrator
2016The Man Who Knew Infinity as G. H. Hardy
2016Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice as Alfred
2016Race as Avery Brundage
2016DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League as Self
2016Correspondence as Ed Phoerum
2016I Wish For You as Grandfather
2015High-Rise as Anthony Royal
2015The Genius of George Boole as Narrator (voice)
2015Emotional Uncertainties as Self
2015Earthquake On Everest as Narrator (voice)
2015StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson (1 Episode) as Self
2015Metropolis (5 Episodes) as Unknown
2014Endless Corridor as Narrator
2014The Voysey Inheritance as Edward Voysey
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers (2 Episodes) as Self
2013Game of Lions as Narrator (voice)
2013Muse of Fire as Self
2013The Sunflower Superjam 2012 as Self
2013Goodbye Granadaland as Self
2013The Wind Gods as Narrator (voice)
2013Night Train to Lisbon as Raimund
2013Beautiful Creatures as Macon Ravenwood
2012Racing Legends (1 Episode) as Self
2012Trashed as Himself
2012Another Way Home as Narrator
2012The Words as The Old Man
2012The Hollow Crown (2 Episodes) as Henry IV
2012Shakespeare Uncovered (1 Episode) as Himself
2012Seeds of Freedom as Narator
2011Prohibition (3 Episodes) as Reader (voice)
2011Margin Call as John Tuld
2011The Borgias (29 Episodes) as Rodrigo Borgia
2011The Last Lions as Narrator
2010Harold Pinter: A Celebration as Self
2010The Majestic Plastic Bag as Narrator
2009The Power of the Powerless as Unknown
2009Georgia O'Keeffe as Alfred Stieglitz
2009Waking Sleeping Beauty as Self (archive footage)
2009The Chronoscope as Narrator
2009The Pink Panther 2 as Avellaneda
2008Appaloosa as Randall Bragg
20081984 as Television Voice
2008The Colour of Magic (2 Episodes) as Patrician
2008Eden at the End of the World as Narrator
2007Lynch 2 as Self
2007J.M.W. Turner: A National Gallery of Art Film Presentation as Narrator
2006Eragon as Brom
2006Inland Empire as Kingsley Stewart
2006The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall as Self
2006Eye of the Leopard as Narrator
2006The One Show (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
2006The Path to Redemption as Self
2006Relentless Enemies: Lions and Buffalo as Narrator (voice)
2006Mathilde as Col. De Petris
2005Casanova as Pucci
2005Revisiting Brideshead as Self
2005The Merchant of Venice as Himself
2005Elizabeth I (2 Episodes) as Earl of Leicester
2005Kingdom of Heaven as Tiberias
2005Gallipoli as Narrator
2005The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (1 Episode) as Self
2004The Merchant of Venice as Antonio
2004Who Do You Think You Are? (1 Episode) as Self
2004Being Julia as Michael Gosselyn
2003Ultimate Enemies: Elephants and Lions as Narrator (voice)
2003Working Shakespeare (5 Episodes) as Host
2003Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites (4 Episodes) as Readings (Voice)
2003The Hittites: A Civilization that Changed the World as Narrator
2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There as Self
2002Callas Forever as Larry Kelly
2002And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen... as Valentin Valentin
2002Last Call as F. Scott Fitzgerald
2002Ohio Impromptu as Reader / Listener
2002The Time Machine as Über-Morlock
2001The Short Life of Anne Frank as Narrator (English version)
2001The Fourth Angel as Jack Elgin
2001The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons" as Self
2000Dungeons & Dragons as Profion
2000Longitude as Rupert Gould
2000Longitude (2 Episodes) as Rupert Gould
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2 Episodes) as Dr. Cap Jackson
1999Faeries as The Shapeshifter (voice)
1998The Man in the Iron Mask as Aramis
1998The Lolita Story as Himself
1997Chinese Box as John
1997Lolita as Humbert Humbert
1997The View (3 Episodes) as Self
1996E! True Hollywood Story (1 Episode) as Unknown
1996Stealing Beauty as Alex Parrish
1995The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies as Self
1995Die Hard: With a Vengeance as Simon
1995A Night to Die For as Self
1994Inside the Actors Studio (1 Episode) as Self
1994The Making of the Lion King as Self
1994The Lion King as Scar (voice)
1994Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! as Self (archive footage)
1994Brisant (1 Episode) as Self
1993The House of the Spirits as Esteban Trueba
1993M. Butterfly as René Gallimard
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
1992Damage as Dr. Stephen Fleming
1992Tales from Hollywood as Odon Von Horvath
1992Earth and the American Dream as Reader (voice)
1992Waterland as Tom Crick
1992HBO First Look (1 Episode) as Unknown
1991Kafka as Kafka
1991The Beggar's Opera as Prisoner
1991Performance (1 Episode) as Odon Von Horvath
1991'Still Life' at the Penguin Cafe as Narrator
1990Reversal of Fortune as Claus von Bülow
1990The Civil War (9 Episodes) as Various
1990Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! as Self
1989The Simpsons (1 Episode) as Bar Rag (voice)
1989Australia as Edouard Pierson
1989Danny and the Dirty Dog: The Making of 'Roald Dahl's Danny the Champion of the World' as Narrator
1989A Chorus of Disapproval as Guy Jones
1989Danny the Champion of the World as William Smith
1989The Dream as Unknown
1988Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special as Self
1988Dead Ringers as Beverly Mantle / Elliot Mantle
1988Comic Relief (1 Episode) as Unknown
1988The Making of Dead Ringers as Self - Actor
1987Daytime Live (1 Episode) as Unknown
1986The Mission as Father Gabriel
1986Rabbit Ears - The Steadfast Tin Soldier as Narrator (voice)
1986Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary as Self
1985The Statue of Liberty as Self (voice)
1985Night of 100 Stars II as Self
1984The Wild Duck as Harold
1984Swann in Love as Charles Swann
1983Betrayal as Jerry
1983The Captain's Doll as Captain Alexander Hepburn
1982Nature (1 Episode) as Narrator
1982Moonlighting as Nowak
1981Brideshead Revisited (11 Episodes) as Charles Ryder
1981The French Lieutenant's Woman as Charles Henry Smithson / Mike
1981Wetten, dass..? (1 Episode) as Self
1980Nijinsky as Mikhail Fokine
1978Langrishe, Go Down as Otto Beck
1977Love for Lydia (13 Episodes) as Alex Sanderson
1975Saturday Night Live (1 Episode) as Self - Host
1974Notorious Woman (7 Episodes) as Franz Liszt
1974The Pallisers (26 Episodes) as Frank Tregear
1971The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1 Episode) as Nephew
1971Great Performances (1 Episode) as Self
1965BBC Play of the Month (1 Episode) as Edward Voysey
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1 Episode) as Self
1956Tony Awards (1 Episode) as Self - Host
1953The Oscars (4 Episodes) as Self
Production
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